THEME EXPLORATION

downfall of authority

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2012 · Gary Ross
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · Wes Ball
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · —
Insurgent
Insurgent
2015 · Robert Schwentke
Guru
Guru
2026 · Yann Gozlan
A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
2026 · Chen Yu-hsun
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

His Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now deconstruct institutional power and moral corruption at the highest levels of authority.